Ship floating launcher, automatic discovery and bounded media search improvements
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@@ -13,12 +13,17 @@ Search a filename, a phrase, or describe what you're looking for in your own
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words. See the relevant passage or media preview alongside your results,
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then open the file. Your files stay on your device.
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*One shortcut. One floating search bar. Results appear when you type.*
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*“cancel the supplier partnership” finds the agreement and brings its
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termination passage into view.*
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Press **Ctrl + Shift + Space** on Windows to bring searchi forward and type.
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Press **Ctrl + Shift + Space** on Windows to bring up a floating search bar.
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Type to reveal results and a preview; clear the query to return to the compact bar.
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Escape or closing the window hides it while search stays ready. Use the tray
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icon beside the clock to open searchi or quit it.
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@@ -26,6 +31,7 @@ icon beside the clock to open searchi or quit it.
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| What you remember | What to try |
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| --- | --- |
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| An application to open | `VS Code`, `vscode` or `Calculator` |
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| The file's name | `Supplier agreement.pdf` |
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| Words inside a document | `sixty days written notice` |
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| What a document is about | `cancel the supplier partnership` |
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@@ -83,7 +89,7 @@ like an explanation, expand the small **Why this result?** detail.
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Light and dark themes follow your system preference. Keyboard navigation,
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short transitions and reduced-motion support keep the interface familiar
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and comfortable. In **Settings → Appearance**, choose a solid, glass or
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frosted-glass window background and adjust its tint. Reading surfaces stay
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frosted-glass window background and adjust its opacity. Reading surfaces stay
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clear. Native glass currently requires **Windows 11 22H2 or later**. macOS,
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Linux, unsupported Windows versions and high-contrast mode currently use a
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solid background; your appearance preference is retained.
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@@ -93,29 +99,34 @@ solid background; your appearance preference is retained.
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*“mountains reflected in calm water” searches the pictures themselves,
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so a useful filename isn't required.*
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The screenshots show the current compact and expanded interface, rendered
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against the real local search engine; native glass depends on the operating system.
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Images open in the preview. Audio and video have playback controls, and
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matching media segments can jump to their approximate location. Nothing
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autoplays when you select a result.
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## Get searchi
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**Windows x64 version 0.1.7 is available.**
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**Windows x64 version 0.1.8 is available.**
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- [Download the Windows installer](https://tea.karlcom.de/karl/searchi/releases/download/v0.1.7/searchi_0.1.7_x64-setup.exe) — about 100 MB.
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- [Checksums](https://tea.karlcom.de/karl/searchi/releases/download/v0.1.7/searchi_0.1.7_x64-setup.exe.sha256) · [Release notes](https://tea.karlcom.de/karl/searchi/releases/tag/v0.1.7).
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- [Download the Windows installer](https://tea.karlcom.de/karl/searchi/releases/download/v0.1.8/searchi_0.1.8_x64-setup.exe) — about 100 MB.
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- [Checksums](https://tea.karlcom.de/karl/searchi/releases/download/v0.1.8/searchi_0.1.8_x64-setup.exe.sha256) · [Release notes](https://tea.karlcom.de/karl/searchi/releases/tag/v0.1.8).
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Already installed? Choose Quit from the tray before updating. Version 0.1.7 adds a resident tray launcher alongside experimental local speech search, exact music artist/title filters and retains the fixes for
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archived files dated before 1970.
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It includes isolated PDF/DOCX processing and bounded media previews.
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Already installed? Choose Quit from the tray before updating. Version 0.1.8
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adds the floating launcher, installed-application search and automatic background
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file discovery. Explicit media requests no longer fall back to unrelated media
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channels. It retains local speech search, exact artist/title filters, isolated
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PDF/DOCX processing and bounded media previews.
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The installer creates a launcher and sets up WebView2 if needed. This initial
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release is unsigned. A Linux desktop preview is also available; macOS source build instructions
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are available now. You can also let your local AI agent handle setup.
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**Ubuntu 24.04 x64 desktop preview:** [Download the Debian package](https://tea.karlcom.de/karl/searchi/releases/download/v0.1.7/searchi_0.1.4_amd64.deb)
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and install with `sudo apt install ./searchi_0.1.4_amd64.deb`.
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[Checksums](https://tea.karlcom.de/karl/searchi/releases/download/v0.1.7/LINUX-DESKTOP-SHA256SUMS-0.1.4.txt).
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Startup was tested in WSL using CPU; native graphical interaction and other
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**Ubuntu 24.04 x64 desktop preview 0.1.8:** [Download the Debian package](https://tea.karlcom.de/karl/searchi/releases/download/v0.1.8/searchi_0.1.8_amd64.deb)
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and install with `sudo apt install ./searchi_0.1.8_amd64.deb`.
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[Checksum](https://tea.karlcom.de/karl/searchi/releases/download/v0.1.8/searchi_0.1.8_amd64.deb.sha256).
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Packaged startup was tested on WSLg using CPU; native graphical interaction and other
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distributions still need testing. [Compatibility and evidence](docs/LINUX-DESKTOP.md).
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**Running a Linux server?** The optional
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@@ -166,10 +177,11 @@ or permission prevents setup, explain precisely what is missing; don't report
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a working installation until it is verified. Ask for my help only when a
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password, system approval or other manual action is required.
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Let me choose which folders to index. Keep search local and optional cloud
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summaries disabled. On desktop, show me how to add a folder; on headless Linux,
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prepare the chosen folder through the CLI. Finish with a filename search
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followed by a search in my own words.
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On desktop, let automatic local file discovery run in the background. Show me
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the floating search bar, an application search and the indexing setting. Keep
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search local and optional cloud summaries disabled. On headless Linux, ask which
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folder to prepare through the CLI. Finish with a filename search followed by
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a search in my own words. Do not claim every file is ready while indexing runs.
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```
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Your agent needs internet access and permission to install software locally.
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Once searchi is running:
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1. Choose **Add folder**, browse to the folder you want to search, then choose
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**Index folder**.
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2. Start with a filename or words you remember. These searches become
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available as files are indexed.
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3. Let the local search model prepare in the background. First setup downloads
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approximately **865 MB** and needs an internet connection. Document and code
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search by meaning can begin once the smaller text model and text index are
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ready, while the larger media model continues downloading. The app shows
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progress and keeps text search available if media setup needs a retry.
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4. Describe what you're looking for, select a result and inspect the preview.
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Press **Enter** to open the selected file in its usual application.
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1. Press **Ctrl + Shift + Space** on Windows. A compact search bar floats in
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the center of your screen; results and previews appear when you type.
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2. Try `VS Code` to find and launch an installed application. App search is
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available independently of file indexing and the local model download.
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3. searchi automatically discovers accessible local files in the background.
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System folders, caches, build outputs, common credential stores and its own
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data are excluded. Common
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personal folders are prepared first; a large collection takes longer.
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4. Search a filename or words you remember as files become available. The local
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Google model prepares in the background for searches by meaning. First setup
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downloads approximately **865 MB**; the smaller text model becomes usable
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before the larger media assets finish downloading.
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5. Select a result to inspect its passage or media preview, then press **Enter**
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to open it. Escape hides the launcher; the tray keeps it available.
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How quickly a folder becomes searchable depends on its size and contents.
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The desktop keeps its search model warm for subsequent searches.
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searchi watches your chosen folders and updates search in the background as
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files change. You can also use **Reindex** to check a folder again, for example
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after reconnecting an external drive.
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In **Settings**, you can turn automatic discovery off or add a specific folder,
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including a network folder. Existing indexed results remain searchable when
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automatic discovery is off; an already running scan may finish. Files are
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updated in the background, and **Reindex** checks a selected folder again.
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The desktop keeps the real Google query model warm for subsequent searches.
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searchi automatically chooses supported graphics acceleration when available
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and falls back to CPU when it cannot use it. You do not need a graphics
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@@ -213,8 +228,9 @@ development toolkit. Hardware and release validation are still in progress.
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## Private by design
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You choose the folders to index. By default, file contents, previews and search
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processing stay local. Ordinary searches aren't sent to a cloud AI service.
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Desktop file discovery runs automatically across accessible local storage.
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You can change it in Settings. File contents, previews and ordinary search
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processing stay local; searches are not sent to a cloud AI service.
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If you enable optional AI answers, an explicit **Summarize** or **Ask** action
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sends the previewed document excerpt to the endpoint you choose. Ordinary
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For contributors: [building searchi and the headless Linux CLI](docs/BUILDING.md)
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· [roadmap](docs/ROADMAP.md) · [search-quality evaluation](docs/MEDIA-QUALITY.md).
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The screenshots show the working interface searching real example files with
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the local Google model. They are browser captures of the app interface;
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operating-system window borders are omitted. [Photo credits](fixtures/media/README.md).
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The screenshots show the current interface searching real example files with
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the local Google model. They are isolated software-test browser captures;
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operating-system integration and native glass are not shown. [Photo credits](fixtures/media/README.md).
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Made by Karl. Open source under the [MIT license](LICENSE).
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